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Mother o' mine,
I know '"'hose love would follO\v me still,
Mother o' mine.
If I were drowned in the deepest sea,
Mother, o' mine,
I know whose tears would come down to me,
Mother o' mine.
If I were damned of body and soul ,
Mother o' mine,
I know whose prayers wou ld make me whole,
Mother o' mine. ' '
Wheri Rudyard Kipling wrote hi s poem "Mother 0' Mine,"
he se"ms to have caught all the vehemence we have ever tried
to put into that little word-MOTHER. Because we realize
that we owe our very being to our mothers, we in A lph a Sigma
A lph a have chosen a special way in wh ich we may reverence
mother love . \tVe have provided for auxiliaries known as
Mother-Patroness As ociatiOI1s. The e a re composed of the
mothers and the patronesses who have received the MotherPatroness Degree, and may be established in any college town
where there is a chapter of the sorority .
A nd why was such provision made? Because we are aware
that no matter how perfectly we may train our bodies-no
matter how many honors we may win in the classroom-no
matter how faithfully we may try to foll ow the teachings of
Christ-vve cannot live the full life unless we have well-directed,
wholesome social contacts. It is this social side of life that
lph a ig ma A lpha leaves la rgely in the hands of the mot hers

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and the fo tering mother of its Chapter . It i to them that w
look for example in ea e of manner, good ta te, o-racwu ne ,
a nd wholesome m oral outlook.
It i with a great deal of intere. t th at we read of the act iYi ties of the e Moth er- Pat rone Association . In one place they
have held a rumm age a le for the benefit of the chapter trea ury-in anoth er town they ha ve enterta ined the g irl in their
beautiful homes-at till another chapter eat we hear that
they have helped the girls furnish a chapter hou e. In all chapter we know t hat it i through contact with the e women that
the so rority girls are able to reta in that " hom e atmo phere" o
des irabl e in th e li ves of pre ent day Ameri can . Too much empha i cannot be placed on th e phere of the HOME.
A nd o, as we app roach Mo th er's Day, the mothers of lph a
S igs a ll over thi s United States will meet to hea r and ee the
things that their daughters are doing in the va ri ou coll ege
throug hout the land. Th ey are urged to come to the college
town, to meet the " isters of their daughter ," to feel the bond
of fraternali m, to partake of the joys that we wou ld hare with
them. \t\ e need not fear that our moth ers will fail in th eir responsibility to us, let us rath er take heed that we do not fail
in our responsibi lity to them . vVith their good will, let us go
out to be " teachers second only to moth er s."
f.![ ary A . T;V agner,
ationa! Chaplain .

TO EPSILON EPSILON CHAPTER OF ALPHA
SIGMA ALPHA
Greetin gs !
Upon the one who po. e se sympath eti c under tanding,
loyal steaclfa tness and unfainting lo ve, we are I lea eel to betow the name of MOTHER. \ 1\ e, th e Moth er-Patrone es, with
joyou memorie of the pa t, and confident expectation of the
futur e, pledge a ne\v to our daughter of thi Ep ilon Ep il on
hapter the hi g he t attainment of th ese pricele qualiti e that
a re our to give. In return we ri g htfull y ask you to cheri h the
standard which will develop co n tan ~ ) and a big . oul ed ou tlook upon li fe .
The clay of the laur 1 "reath i pa t, th chall enge to greater
accompli hment i here. May \\路e in ome mall way reflect an
in piration that hall li o路ht you on YOUr wav.

OUR COLUMB US MOTHER-PATRONESS GROUP
The 1other- Patroness group of Lam bela Lambda Chapter
is the result of the effo rts of two co ll ege members of Lambda
Lambda hapter, Et hel Straw and May Rollins. O n May 10,
1925 the mothers were invited to a tea, and th e question of the
formation of a Mother's Club was presented to them. The girls
entertai ned us throughout th e afternoon, and we finall y decided
to hold a m eeting a week later on a Monday evening. At thi s
meeting six mothers were present and decided to form th e
::\J other-Patroness organization of Lambda Lambda. Tuesday
evening, May twenty-sixth was set for the initiation and election
of offic rs.

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On Tue day evening the following moth er \\ ere pre nt:
Mr . John Hutchfield, Mrs. Nelle C. J one , :Mr . Jacob P.
Kai er, Mr . A lbert ingleton, Mr . Henry J. Haa , Mr . D. B.
Lehman, Mrs. Zelia \i\ hetzel , and were made charter member
of this organization. The initiation wa conducted by May
Rollin , pre ident of the college chapter, a i ted by the chapter members, u ing the Mother-Patrone degree se rvice. Each
mother was brought to the altar to take her vow by an active
member. This was a very impressive and solemn hour for u
all. Election of officers was th en held. Can you imagine even
women, strangers, electing officers? \1\ ell, we did it, with the
assistance of the girls. The re ult vvas as follow : President,
Mrs. John Hutchfield, vice-president, Mr . Nellie C. Jones , secretary, Mrs. Jacob P . Kaiser, trea. urer, Mrs. Albert ingleton,
publicity, Mrs . Henry ]. Haas. Mrs. Jones, with a committee
of two wa asked to draw up a constitution and have it ready
for reading at the following meeting.
Vve decided that our due would be one dollar per year. 'vVe
meet on the first Monday evening of the month at seven-thirty
at the chapter house in order that we may keep in touch with
the girls and they with us. \ i\fe do not meet in the ummer
months. In the fall of the year we give a tea for the mothers of
the actives and pledges as a source of increasing our membership, and we take them in any month that they pre ent themselves for membership. Up to this time we have had three teas,
three card parties, a pot luck upper, and a rummage ale. Most
of the proceeds from these affairs have been given to the girl
to be used where they would be needed most. We now have
twelve active members all ready to put their shoulders together
~ nd work.
Our present officers are : President-Mrs. \\ illiam Web ter,
234 \i\Tilbur Ave., Columbus; Vice-president-Mr . D. B. Lehman, 380 Alden Ave., Columbus; Secretary-Mrs. J. P. Kaiser,
838 Gilbert St., Columbus; Treasurer-Mr . lbert ingleton,
2662 Glenmawr ve., Columbus; Publicity-Mr . Zelia Whetzel, 1788 ummit St., Columbu .
We have our election of officers in May. \ e are Yery much
interested in the so rority and hope they appreciate u a well.
O ur a im is to help them whenever we can. We have th eir wel-

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fare at heart and are only too ready to help them solve their
problems as we would our own children.
Mrs. f. P. Kaise1r,
Mother-Patrones s of Lambda Lambda Chapter.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO SECURE MORE ·MOTHERPATRONESSES?
In June of 1923 a small group of mothers were gathered
together at T emple University. We were there not only to see
our daughter graduate, but to become a part of Alpha Sigma
A lph a . I well remember the g irl s all dre sed in white, the
flow ers that formed the decoration for the room, and the look
of anticipa tion on the mother's faces. The ceremony \•vas very
imp ress ive, and we were soon bound by a tie never to be broken.
Tha t was nearl y four years ago. \ll/e were what you might
call "Cha rter Men~be rs," the begininng of what should be a
la rge and powerful organization. But let us stop and take an
inyenlory of ourselves. Have we done anything in a material
way to secure more Mother-Patronesses? Have we been so eng rossed in our family, our various household duties, that we
ha v neglected to k eep in direct touch with each other, and
especiall y with the girl s of the college chapter? Have we lost
all of our interest, or are we inclined to be a little · neglectful?
\.. round robin ietter started by the college chapter and circul a ted among the Mother-Patronesses might help to renew
old interests and form new friendships. It would, at least, keep
u s in touch with each other. On Mother's Day, the Kappa
K appa girl s are planning to initiate more mothers. The girls
a re a lready making plans for the affair. They are going to look
to u for support. \ N e cannot fail them. Several of u s live near
enoug h to Philadelphia to be able to be present. \iVhen these
new moth ers become a part of the sorority, we all love so well ,
we want th em to feel the true spi rit that every A lpha Sig
Mother-Patroness hould have. They cannot help but receive
that feeling on Mother's Day. So as Mother-Patronesses of
Kappa Kappa, we must keep the flame kindled, always burning
w ith love and friendship from now until the end of time.
Mrs. H. Preston Stout,
Mother-Patroness of Kappa Kappa Chapter.

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WHAT THE MOTHER-PATRONESS GROUP CAN DO
FOR THE COLLEGE GIRL
June 19, 1923 erYed a a momentou eYen in 111) !if , for it
,,.a the day of my in tall ation into the Kappa Kappa hapter
of Alpha Sigma lpha as a Mother-Patrone . Immediately I
felt there wa more than a titu lar igniflcance attached to it,
for doe the name not inc lude two wo r ds w h ich are ymbolic
of thing extremely worthwhile?
n atmosphere of beau ty permeated the room a I looked o ,·er
the grou p of young woman h ood, and my vYhole being tremb led
with a real inspiration to p u t forth my very be t effort
o a~
to fu lfill the duties of a t rue Mother-Patroness. ily mind groped
in darkne s. I had seen a circle of girls who could triumph in
the glorious resu lts wh ich come from ha\ ing a tandarcl of
ideals backed by two words, "full meas u re." Now it wa my
turn to grasp a golden opportunity, and oh! how proud I wa.
to firm ly resolve that my _hare shoul d be fu ll to oYerftowing.
I had a lready begun to seek hi<Yher aspi ration .
A a Mother-Patrone
g r oup, it wo ul d be difficult to accomp li h m u ch , for we are scattered to the four wind , but a .
indiYid u a ls we can welcome the n ew girls, entertain them in
our hom e , and keep in close touch by corresponding with them.
Then we can aid financia ll y whenever it i
1 o ib le. and
occasionally attend the reunions which are alway . JOyou a 1cl
happy affairs.
It i a great pr ivi lege to be a fother-Patrone . of Alpha
~ io·ma • lpha . a nd may we neYer cease to do our part 111 all the
activities of the chapter.
Sara Palsgro'l•e Lml'rcncc,
Mother-Patrones

of Kappa Kappa Chapter.

PERSONALS
The o·irl of Kappa Kappa will be interested to knO\Y that
:\[r . :\Iorri Duntino·, of Oxf rd . Penna., who Ia t fall uffercd
a fractured hip in an automobile accident and wa for many
weeks in the Lanca ter General Ho pita], ha
ufflciently reCO\ ered to walk "·ith the aid of a cane.
he o much appreciated the thoughtfulne
and loyalty of
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during her illne s, and desires to thank them through the medium of "The Phoenix."
Mrs. P. M. Kelly of Minersvill e, Fa., has recently been the
guest of her daughter in P hiladelphia, one of whom is Helen
Kelly '23.
~ 1rs. Zearfoss, Mother-Patroness since '23, and formerly of
Dover, Delaware, has for sometime past been Mrs. H. Preston
~tout of Oaklyn, Ne'"' J ersey.

MOTHER'S DAY AT DREXEL
Thi s coming May embod ies ma ny beautiful plans for Alpha
Sigma Alpha in Drexel. The whdle school has become impregnated with th spirit of Mother's Day-and with the anticipation
of th e coming ''May Festival!" It is a celebration wihch beg ins with the big Senior Ball on the evening of May sixth ,
ending with a concert given by Reginald \tVerrenwrath on Saturday night after two clays of intense activity and amusement.
~1oth e r s are whirred excitedl y from p lace to p lace! The Dramatic Club play! A Formal d in ner ! Exhibition ! T he May
Pageant! Lunch on ! Tea-and finally the Alpha Sigma A lpha
Mother-Patroness Serv ice on--Mother's Day. The Chapter is
al so planning to send da isy corsages to the mothers who are
memb er s of the group and who cannot be present.
Somehow it eems in sufficient that we, so interested in the
many advantages about us, do not find more time to honor our
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ahray ~ triYing for more un elfi h ervic ! On thi on day we
forget the 1 hysical and ocial ide of our live and con ider the
piritual a pect of en路ice. \\"hy cant we compr mi e-conider all a pect and ) et never forget the o-reat ignificance of
en路ice as illu trated in our 1other ?

MOTHER-P ATRONESSES
\ mother-patrones group would be a help to any group,
for a mother always understands and is alway willing to help.
In the first place a mother-patroness group erves a a
medium through \vhich the mothers learn to know each other
and they come to knovv what each other's intere t are and
consequently their own scope of interest
broadened.
In the second place they learn more about the orority and
incidentally they become more intere ted in "'hat their girl are
doing. It trengthens the bond of ympathy and love between
a mother and daughter when they are both striving to attain
the same things in life. The mother and patrones e come to
kno'"' more of what the girl are doing in college, what they
are working toward, and what they are really accomplishino路.
In the third place the mother are able to help the girl ocially, they are able to help them furnish their orority house.
and to help them earn money for the orority. On the whole I
think that a mother-patroness group is nece ary for any group
of girls who are in a sorority.

MOTHER
Come you who are weary perhaps of keeping pace with the
hard shelled \\oriel about ) ou, and contemplate with me a moment.
f all the trea. ures that you might own in this world.
which one would you put at the head of the list? i\Tould it be
a hand ome youth or a diamond tiara that you would covet
mo t? Above all of my dream of material trea ure there
tand out one which none of them could ever urpa . Thi
trea ure i the mo t preciou friend I could po e -my mother.
Ye , I \\ ould cia ify her as my be t friend, for ' ho el e in the
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death , and suffered agony for me? \t\fho se prayers and hopes
a nd love have followed me through the struggles of childhood
and youth , always being the solid rock on which I could stand
and view the tumult of the surrounding world? \ t\!ho has
warned, commanded and reprimanded me more, and then ki ssed
a-vvay the tears of sham e with gentle and loving kindliness?
None other than my most valued treasure, my moth er.
The most wonderful thing about thi s treas ure is that we all
have one to cherish as our own, or if she has been taken away
the memory of her is something that no one can take from us.
Therefore on the day which some thoughtful, loving soul ha s
set as ide a her very own, let us resolv e to pay her the very
highest tribute we can. A nd then let us make up our mind s to
make every clay be Moth er's Day in our hea rt s and by our every
loving word and deed show our love and devotion to our most
hig hl y prized tr eas ~re-our Moth er.
Xi Xi .
GOOD-WILL

Much of the sorority trouble in universities and colleges I S
clue to old antipathies, fo stered by generations of co llege students, who have ca rried over old grudges, and \â&#x20AC;˘vho keep alive
old hate . This discord between organizations that should be
friend ly has often been a cause for the abolition of Greek-letter
societies, or for the curtailing of their activities.
Today in the teachers colleges, there are several antagonisms
that have been unwisely encouraged. When there is a feeling of
distru t on the part of one so rority toward another, there can
not be the hearty co-operation that should always exist, when
the welfare of the general student body must be taken into
consideration, nor can th ere be the cordial entente that will
result in wi e and non-irritating panhellenic rules.
A lpha S igma A lpha is a convert to the idea that all societies
on a given campus are really local organizations, so far as the
college itself is co ncerned. It believes, therefore, that locals
should have an equal voice in determining student policies. There
is no reason why the representative of a local society is not just
as well qualified to determine what is best for the college and the
student body as is a representative of a chapter of a N ational.

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. lpha ' igma lpha believes in encourao·ing local · to b come
nationals. ( 1) becau:e it knov-; that every tucl nt ha · j u ·t as
much ri o·ht a · any other student to enjoy the privileges of national affiliation, and (2) becau e national
have well-defined
policie in r egard to the ·upervi ion of chapter ·. and ( 3 J becau e
' table policie , in use by all nationals . make for harmony among
campu group and improve college condition ·.
A lpha Sigma Alpha believe in the formation of new national , a fa t as these are needed. It give hearty ·upport to
every new national, and i ready to assist it, in order that it
may become the rio·ht kind of force in the Panhellenic \\ orlcl.
U nless a new society is built on right lines, it will be a drag on
the wheel of progress, and will delay the coming of that time,
when all oront1e will work together for the raising of tudent
tandard and the improvement of college life.

ADIDI~ G

T HI~ G

I take clown the worn. musty volume
That my g randmother' mother reacl.
Her own fair sc ript adorn the front.
The Ay leaf bears a recipe for bread. ·
\A. ithin are tende r crossings. p et phra es underlined .
.-\ corner. creased and opening readily, lets fall a rose,
\i'/itherecl and dried with time. Beyond, a letter
From her oldest boy. a ample of the baby 's fir st short clothes.
One sentence ·eem · illumed. 1 read,
"Our characters li ve on in thing we love. "
I never aw her with my eye , I neve r heard her speak,
And yet. I know her now, above
All usual knmvleclge, and I feel her tender graci ou ne
r\ a daguerreotype of old.
-- / l!pha Xi Delta.

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EDUCATIONAL SORORITIES
Educational Sororities came into existence about the same
time as Academic Sororities. The first ones were founded in
New York State about 1870. Other were established in the
normal schools of New York in the '80s. The next state to
take up the idea were Michigan and \ rirginia. Two Michigan
societie that have continued until the present clay are Pi Kappa
Sigma and Alpha Sigma Tau. Two Virginia sororities, both of
them very well known, are Alpha Sigma Alpha and Sigma
Sigma Sigma. 1\Iissouri established societies about the same time,
but affiliated later with the two Virginia societies. The New
York organization confined themselves to their own state, and
have in some instances affiliated with the more vigorous nationals.
lVIiami University in Ohio and the Kansas State Teachers College
at Emporia have also had educational societies for a great many
years, and both contributed important nationals,-1\Iiami being
the mother of Delta Sigma Epsilon and Pi Delta Theta, ancl
Emporia being the birthplace of Theta Sigma Upsilon.
\tVhen the Academic Sororities began to expand, a few of
them placed chapters in normal schools, but eventually decided
to confine themselves to the liberal arts college, and so recalled
the charters of those chapters that were located in other types
of institutions. This decision on their part was the reason for the
establishment of all Educational Sororities founded since 1890.
As the latter endeavored to expand, they came across groups that
were hopeful of receiving charters from Academic Sororities, and
so it was necessary to come to some sort of agreement with the
Academic Sororities. This understanding was reached between
the Association of Educational Sororities and the 1'\ational Panhellenic Congress. Under this agreement, it is expected that
each will refrain from infringing on the territory of the other.
The agreement was put to the test about ten years ago, when
an academic sorority placed a chapter in a teachers college. The
ociety in question \vas given just one week to recall the charter.
It did so by wire in two clays.
Since that time, there has never been the slightest friction
between academic and educational nationals. A member of an
educational sorority, who transfer to a college of liberal arts.
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received. T hi s ame rule hold o路oocl in the ca e of the member
of an academi c national who matriculates at a teacher 路 coll ege.
There is probably no educati onal orority that ha not on its
roll members of academi c ororiti e . T he old er ed ucational
national have co res of member who also belong to academ ic
soCletles. A lthough there is thi ve rv cordial feeling bet\\ een
_' cademic Sororities and Educational
ororitie , and although
there is a very general understanding of the fact that the t'vvo
types of organization are entirely di stinct, there i some mi sunderstanding in ome teacher college , and this article ha been
prepared to make clear the situation, as it is at present.
The faculties of some teachers college have he itated to admit educational national , because they have hopes of eventuall y
getting their institutions on the roll of P hi Beta Kappa, of the
American ssociation of U niversity \iVomen , or of other imilar
organizations, whose recognition would place those teach er colleges on a par educationally with universities. These facultie
think that thi s recognition would so raise their instituti ons in the
estimation of academic sororities that charter grants would follow. There is one important fact that has been overlooked by the
faculties that have followed that course of rea oning. If the academic sororitie had had any desire to extend member hip to
those choosing education as their profess ion, they would have
granted charter long ago to groups of women in school of education connected vvith the very universities in which tl;ey already
have chapters. The e school of education are on a par with the
colleges of liberal arts. as everybody knows.
There are now eight university schools of educati on on th e
roll s of educational nationals. O thers are to be added in the very
near future. There are hundred of students in these uni versity
chools of educati on who would have been denied affiliati on with
a national, had it not been for the fact that educational national
have been e. tabli heel to take care of women student in these
special school. . If academic ororities can not or will not provide
fo r women . tudent in uni versity chools of ed ucation, i it reaonable to expect that they will grant charters to any teachers
coll ege? The ve ry fact that educational nationals have been welcomed at univer ity chool of education how very clearly that
t hey are ranked by the facultie of tho e universiti e a on a
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rank educational sororities, why should faculties of teachers colleges hesitate to open the door to these educational nationals,
and thu permit their women students to enjoy the privileges that
come with nati onal affiliation, privileges that are everywhere regarded as the right o f college women?
Let us suppose, just for the sake of argument, that the time
will come when academic sororities will undergo a complete
change of heart in this manner, and will decide to grant charters
to university schools of education and to teachers colleges. Such
a decision would put an end to the agreement now existing between the academic national s and the educational nationals, and
would immediatel y transform the academic and the educational
nationals into the same type, into what might be called ''general "
sororities . The educational nationals are on a par, st ructurall y
and ritualistically with the academic sororities. In many cases,
the educational sororities are older than the academic ocieties
'
and on a stronger financial basis. Some of the educational sororities have had for years the supervision of mature women wh o
are members of a cademic sororities and who have held office on
the National Council s of famous academic so rorities . These
women naturally perfer to keep the educational sorority di stinct
from the A cademic so rority, ( 1) because they believe that the
interests of women students in teachers colleges and university
schools of educati on are best served by a professional sorority,
and ( 2 ) because so many hundreds of women are member of
both academic and educational sororities.
Decause the educati onal sorority has to date confined its membership to those who expect to teach , and who are, th erefor e, to
become the guides and inspirers of youth , it has come to pass
ve ry naturally that the educati onal sorority has demanded very
high standards of those whom it wou ld choo e for member ship .
:\ o student may become a member of any educational sorority,
tmless she has attained a grade of 80% fo r one semester' s work
. fter initiation , she mu st maintain that average, or forfeit membership. S moking and drinking are prohibited. The breaking of
college rules and the violati on of accepted conventions automaticallv terminate membership. There is no national sorority, other
than the educational, that holds its members to such stri ct accountability. T he characte r and purpose of the educational sorority
has been one of the reasons, of course, for its ready \<
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uni\' ersity a uthoriti es, \\ ho haYe recoo·ni zed it a · a force that can
be depended upon at al l time · to establi -h and maintain the
righ t sort of coll ege tandard .
The educational soro rity can do more for a college than any
other sitwle agency. The teachers college that ha · at heart the
welfa re of its women students will not deny them the prot ction.
the ach·antage ·. the inspirati on. the stimulus. or the training that
·uch a ·o rority o-ives . There is one matter that i · often over -.
looked, when a faculty is called upon to decide wh ether or not
educational national a re to be admitted. and it may be well to
mention it at this time. O nly once in the life of a coll ege woman
comes the chance to be affiliated v.rith a nati onal Greek-l etter
society. T hat opportunity come during her coll ege days. Ln
human affairs, an individual may sometime find again a -vanished
opportunity. but the college woman who ha lost her chance to
belong to a national sorority is forever debarred f rom that privilege. The facu lty that cl ose the door to nati onal s ha done n
wrong to its stud ents that can never be rig hted.

TWO SHIPS
Two ships went sailing out from port
Each with a duty to do,
·
The first had men with loyal heart
They wanted the object in view.
The other ship had men who shirked .
D uty was nothing to them.
They \vent out on their journey wi ld
Languid!) hunting the gem .
The pilot were of eq ual worth,
Da ring and faithful and bold:
T hey did their be ·t to o-uide th em right,
Striving for cases of gold .
l lut st rm arose \\·hil e out at ea,
Tos ·ing the sh ip on the deep.
-\eros · the deck the high \\'a \-e \Ya hcd,
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The first ship fo ught and braved the storm .
Men \vho were willing and true
Remained on deck and did their task
'
Bringing their worthy ship through.
The other ship was washed on rocks,
Battered and broken it tossed.
The men had not come forth to fight,
Pi lot and go ld were lost.
The pilots are the presidents,
Loyal and willing to work,
Who strive to make their chapter fine,
Regardless of those who shirk.
\iVithout a helpful working band,
What can a president do?
If you would make your chapter win,
Helping will see you through.
\NN A

R.

SLIFER. KK.

ONE OF KAPPA KAPPA'S ALUMNAE
College girls come and go just as the days-each holding
something different in store. Four years -vve are together to learn
the ideals and standards of true womanhood. Some of us are
fortunate enough to belong to a sorority or club some kind , and
with this closer association we learn to know each other better.
Great accomplishments may be made, many duties performed,
but it is not until members of an organizatiot~ such as Alpha
Sigma Alpha have come and gone that \Ve really truly appreciate
them.
Five years ago Kappa Kappa added a name to her list which
at the time was not particularly outstanding but was written on
the pages of initiates. Two years passed during which time that
member was taking a secondary part and was voicing ar~ outstanding opinion, but it was not until her Junior year in college
that this A lpha Sig assumed a very responsible duty and continued through her senior year. She had tact and poi e among
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10n pro or con. :\lany problem confronted thi young woman
during the year of pre iclency just as they do any chapter pre ~ ­
ident, but her houlder were alway toward the fr nt and h r
hand out- tretched to help every i ter.
Those tvvo year sped like the quicke t racer, and the great
clay of her college graduation wa at hand . Little did we then
think that onl) a few months would pas . and she would be
guiding us with greater power and importance.
he i now one
of our many alumnc:e playing a little more important part than
the average girl, and yet, with her ability it i just that thi alumna should be one of our national officers. She
mo ·t capable and is worthy of the honor, and is puttino· her entire heart
and soul into the work.
V\·e cannot all be leaders, yet we must not all be followers,
for in each and every one there is a valuable quality-one not
always seen on first glance, but truly valuable thourrh buried
deeply. All our alumnc:e are striving to uphold the ideal of
A. . A. but with a few outstanding facts of some, it just how
what real o·irls make up thi fine organization, for it is our
alumnc:e on whom the sorority i built. It is their creation, they
have made it, and it is up to us to foster the good work.
Since the theme of the month is htfluencc, surely it is well
expressed and shO\\ n by the work clone in the past by tho e who
have come and gone. Surely the qualities of iclealness expres eel
by \ -an Dyke can well be applied to the :\..
• . girl.. Four things a man must learn to do,
If he would make his record true:
To think without confu ion clearly;
To loYe his fellow-men incerely;
To act from hone t motive purely·
To tru t in God and Heaven ecurely ...
iVI.\RY V\ IL ox, KK.

OUR SCHOOL IS IMPROVING
The primary purpo e of Kent tate :\onnal ollerre i to
prepare teacher for the public chool in the . tate. Incidently
it may erve per on with other objective , such a the completion
of part of the work for art college graduation, or part of that
for graduation from college of art, mu ic, etc.

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We are very proud to be able to say that the standards of
scholarship have been raised with the coming of our new president, David Allen A nderson, Ph.D . The standards of Kent State
have been rai sed to such an extent that colleges all over the
state recognize now the work credited a student from this school
as up to par. As Kent State is a teacher's college, it is especially
necessary that its graduates shall be capable, as the future culture of man y children depends in part on this. A teacher not
sound in information, not accurate in expression and calculation.
not capable of logical thinking, or feeble in the application of
knowledge will not promote the education of elementary or high
school pupils in a high degree. All the material which is needed
to form the foundation of a good teacher is being offered in Kent
State College this year.
Aside from new and better standards Kent State College is
erecti ng two beautiful new buildings. The vVilliam A. Cluff
Teacher Training Btiilding is expected to be ready for occupancy
at the opening of the summer term in 1927. It will provide adequate quarters for a complete training department, including
kindergarten, elementary grades, and both junior and senior high
schools.
W hen the legi lature recently granted $250,000. for a new
library, the news was received with joy by the students and
faculty who knev.r the handicaps and hardships which have been
occasioned by the forced use of a building originally designed
for offices. These cramped quarters have often caused a great
deal of dissatisfaction among the students. The new library will
join Science Hall and be connected to it by a corridor. It will
be a two story building with a hundred and twenty-five foot
front. The first floor will contain the reading room and a stack
with a capacity for 100,000 volumes. The size of this room may
be judged by the fact that the present stack room is crowded far
beyond capacity with the present 28,000 volumes in the library.
The second floor will be sectioned off into seminar rooms for
the use of faculty and students who are doing special and advanced work. This added convenience will do much towards increasing the value of the library. So . we see that day by day
our school is improving.
LOIS

SNYDER,

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WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ALPHA SIGMA
ALPHA PLEDGE
ne of the mo t beautiful of life' experience i that ot
having a friend. It is said '·Every friend is a glimp e of ocl.' '
How enriched the lives of twelve girl of ?\ ormal hav been since
they have become friend of the
lpha wma
lpha girl a ·
pledges to that orority. Friend hip i to be valued for what i ·
in it, not for what is to be gotten out of it. "There is a wealth
of knowledge and happiness in it, if one but look for it." The
friendship of the girl , the training in re pon ibility and ocial
intercourse all combined with the great aim of a national i terhoocl should surely make u wi er pledges and worthy member
to be. The fine pirit of the girls of lpha Sigma ha made each
pledge feel the spirit of sisterhood reaching out her helterina
wing to draw her close to her heart. Through the happy comradeship there runs the golden thread of seriou ne . In the mid t
of the joyous hubbub there comes a lull and olemn Ceremony
preads her garment of reverent silence. Here i born the lo e
of
lpha Sigma Alpha and her ideals, and the re olution to
make ourselves worthy of the beautiful standards et by our i ter before us. \i\Tith these to guide us ever onward what ob tacle
can we not surmount? So to every girl who has joined that plendid sisterhood, and to those who are waitino· to become member ·,
l say"I do not know beneath what sky
Tor on what seas shall be thy fate,
I only know it hall be highI only know it shall be o-reat."
DORI

GL U NZ, IT IT.

PARTY SUGGESTIONS
In our chapter letter we find many sugge tions for partie
all kinds. \ hy not make use o( the idea of other cha1 ter
when you plan a dance, ru h party, or even ju t an informal gett gether? . imple method i to read the letter carefully, marking in the marrrin when a party is described , noting al o in the
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which appealed. If more detailed information is wanted, v,rhy not
\vrite to the chapter who originally gave the party and ask any
questions which you wish answered? On the cover of the magazine should be noted the idea and the page where it can be found.
Thus future committees racking their brains for last minute
idea may find help in these pages if they are filed carefully.
The chapter editors can help also in this work if they will be
exact in describing their parties, and in giving as much helpful
information as possible. If any of the chapters have any successful skits such as "The Fatal Quest", which was published
in the November number, the national editor should like to have
these for publication.

THE CLEVELAND CITY ASSOCIATION
The Cleveland City As~ociat i on has taken on a new lease
of life, and, like the Phoenix of old, is planning a busy life.
O n April ninth Ada Haun called a meeting of all eligible Alpha
Sigma Alphas. Several people who would like to join the
association were unable to come, or were unavoi.dably detained.
However, seven enthusiastic members -vvere 路 present. Officers
were elected as follows:
President-Mrs. George Waterbury (Ruby \iVorley, BB ) ,
1933 E. 73rd St., Cleveland, Ohio.
Vice President- Georgia Turner, AA, 76 19 Lexington St. ,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Secretary-Treasurer- Alice Larkin, Hillsboro, Ohio .
Following the plan of the Denver Association, it was decided
to hold regular monthly meetings on the first Saturday of each
month at Lindner's. Any Alpha Sigma Alpha who is living near
Cleveland and who would like to join this association, can do
so by communicating to one of the above named officers.

ALPHA ALPHA CHAPTER
Alpha Alpha chapter has accomplished much during the last
month. First of importance wa initiatioi1. The ervice wa very
impressive and was rendered still more so by the use of the beautiful jewelled crowns which we recently bought. We certainly
are proud of our initiates, who are, Mary Maher, Mary Stevens,
Blanche Cook, Elizabeth Lamb, Elizabeth Hardy, Corene Wilt,
Margaret De Ford, Charlotte Knost, Virginia Stout, Helen ummers, Iryne Mullan, and Virginia Heathman. Following initiation these girls were entertained v. ith a banquet at the Tallawanda
Tea Room. The initiates received lovely corsages and beautiful
silver jewel cases.
In honor of Miss Swisher, who entered Columbia University
for this emester, the girls of lpha Sigma A lpha entertained
with a delightful tea in Hepburn Hall parlors. l\1iss Carmen
Richard sang several selections, and Mr. Brandenburg played
the harp.
Mrs. Viola Warren Healey i taking Miss Swisher' place a
our adviser while Miss Swisher is away. We certainly appreciate
her help and her willingness, because we know it is not a smail
ta k that she has undertaken.
The Women's Debating Team of Miami University met and
defeated Butler College on the question "Should Congre
De
Given Power to Enact Uniform Marriage and Divorce Law ?"'
The negative team is compo eel of Ruth eville, Katherine Ihrig,
and Iryne M ullan, We are proud of the e girls. e pecially o
becau e Iryne is one of our own Alpha Sig .
Mrs. Viola Warren Healey honored the girl of
tgma
lpha with a tea at her home on Campu
venue.
he wa a isted by Martha Wadsworth and Katherine Long.
Two of our patrone ses, Mr . Kenneth
hite and ~Ir . Jone ,
entertained us with a bri~ge party at the home of ~1 r . ~ hite.
Prize were won by 1ary 1aher, Blanche Cook. an~ \\ ilma
Hutchi on . At the clo e of a delightful eries of game a three
cour e luncheon wa erved.

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Three of our girls have recently received special honors.
Wilma Hutchison has been invited to become a member of Kappa
Delta Pi, and Martha Wadsworth and Katherine Long have received bids from Phi Gamma Phi, an honorary French society.
We are at present hard at work making plans for Mother's
Day. Vve are expecting nearly all our mothers to be here on
that day. Therefore we are planning to give them the MotherPatroness degree. On Sunday morning we will entertain them
with a breakfast on the bluffs. This is a beautiful place a half
mile from the college grounds. We wish to show our mothers
that we have not forgotten how to cook. 路 At noon we are giving
a banquet at the Tallawanda Tea Room in their honor.
Alpha Alpha wishes to announce the recent pledging of Mildred Smithers, Dorothy Grof, and Eleanor Schnorrenberg. Alpha
Alpha has also been fortunate enough to secure as a patroness
Miss Blanche McDill.
Virginia Stewart.

ALPHA BETA CHAPTER
The sp ring quarter came to a close Friday, February twentyfifth. The spring quarter started Tuesday, March first, Mm~day
being set for registration.
The winter quarter has been a very successful and enjoyable
one for the Alpha Sigmas.
We initiated our eight fine pledges Saturday morning, February twelfth, at the Sorority home. Following the initiation ''" e
went to the Stevenson Hotel where a lovely breakfast was served.
Yellow jonquils decorated the tables.
An old fashioned garden formed the background for our annual Valentine dinner dance given at the Traveler's Hotel, on
February twelfth, which, by the way, was one of the prettiest
social affairs that has been given in Kirksville this year. The
large dining room had been transformed into a veritable garden
of flowers. One corner of the room had been decorated to resemble a summer house, with white lattice work overrun with
hollyhocks and wisteria. The large arch was especially pretty,
with its heavy clusters of purple and lavender wisteria. Punch was
served here. In the opposite corner the orchestra was enclosed by
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ba ket of beautiful flower on the piano balanc d thi corn r with
the other. Ba ket of flower ' ere placed at advantageou point
about the room, on the window sill , on mall table , and the taU
one on the floor. . large ororit emblem with fro ted Jio-ht
globe imitating the pearl, wa placed at the west end of the room .
The dinner was served at even-fifteen o'clock. In the center
of each table wa a miniature picket fence decorated with heart .
and in ide the fence was a small doll, dre eel like an old fa hionecl girl. The place cards were a combination of \ alentine
and old-fashioned girls. "Red'' Jones' orchestra furni heel musi
during the dinner hour, and al o for the dance which followed.
The dance opened with a grand march led by Dr. and Mr . F.
L. Joi-ris. There was a 路pot light, or elimination dance, in which
the spotlight wa turned on each couple and a the light fell
upon a couple, they retired from the floor. The la t couple on
the floor received a heart-shaped box of candy for a prize.
There was al o a balloon dance, in which gay colored balloon
were given to the dancers. In another dance the gentlemen were
given favors of cigarettes, the box being camouflaged in reel
wrapping and attached to a "dusky" maiden, cleverly fashioned
on a reel heart. The favors were given out by Geraldine and
.r acline Bondurant, who also presided at the punch bowl. The
little girl were dressed in old-fashioned costume and made an
attractive picture that fitted in nicely with the decorative scheme.
Out-of-town gue ts who were here for the dance were:
nnabell Wayland and Emma Self of Moberly;
irginia Roman , Mexico; Irmine Smythe, St . Jo eph; Lettie l\Ierrick, I eokuk, Iowa; Mr. and Irs. George Beal, La Belle; 1\!Ir. and Mrs .
Ellison Hatfield, Hannibal.
Dorothy Loehr.

BETA BETA CHAPTER
).I ump , and till more mump . Thi seem to be the cheerful oTeeting of Beta Beta. Ruth Day and Loi
mith eem to
be the unwilling victim at present. Vve are hoping and praying that the only two left who have not yet had the mump will
be aved from thi per i tent malady. Lucky thing the girl are
optlm1 he.
f course, thi will mean one new item for our
memory book . The girl are planning already to ave a a
ouvenir a piece of the blue ign. bearing the fatal word ' mump ."

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One of the most delightful affairs during this month was the
Valentine Tea Dance given Friday afternoon, February eleventh.
The grotto of the club house was decorated with red hearts and
Valentines to carry out the spirit of St. Valentine's Day. The
Rustlers played for dancing. Guests at the tea included members 路 of all the Greek letter organizations on the campus. A very
clever effect was carried out by the Valentine motif over the
lights. Red hearts were placed over the lights, each fraternity
and sorority symbol in Greek letters were represented on the
hearts, serving the purpose of shades.
Alpha Sig's held as a benefit picture, "The Silent Lover."
Various college groups as well as members of sororities and fraternities made up line parties to the entertainment. We cleared
over $35.00. Mr. Morrison, manager 路of the theatre, in appreciation of our cooperation in selling tickets invited us to be his guests
at the theatre the f?llowing Monday.
Beta Beta will give their annual winter dance in the club
house on Friday, March fourth.
A n interesting feature in our College is a literature class,
conducted by Dr. E. A. Cross. The best in novels, plays, and
short stories are read by Dr. Cross during the hour. The course
was originally planned for students of English 15, but has recently been extended two periods a week to accommodate other
people who are interested in popular literature.
Alpha Sigma Alpha was much in the limelight in the College
social affairs. Saturday, February twenty-sixth, Marion Wierman, was Prom Queen. Marion was chosen for this honor by
\1\Talter Schlosser, president of the Junior Class. The Junior
Prom, one of the biggest social events of the year was also
attended by many other Alpha Sigs.
Alpha Sig is also carrying off other honors. Lillian rnold
and Dorothy Powell, two of our members are on the debating
squad, and will leave for Colorado Springs for debate. \1\Te wish
them all success .
Our mothers mean much to us, our sorority means much to
us, so will it not be wonderful to have both joined into a mutual
bond of fellowship?
Beta Beta is planning soon to entertain all mothers of Beta
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The mother will be entertained at the chapter hou e. \Ye will be
the entertainer , they, our mother , will be the gue t .
In appreciation of them, Beta Beta will bestow upon each
mother pre ent the degree of mother-patrone . V\ ill thi not
make for a stronger fellowship, a feeling of mutual comradeship in sorority undertaking, and a larger arowth in all orority
endeavor?
Katherin e Ste~ tart.
GAMMA GAMMA CHAPTER

February was an important month in both sorority and school
activities. The first event was a luncheon with Louise Gla er.
Lela Hardy, Doris Parsons, and Elsie 0 hel as hostesses. At
these bi-monthly affairs, the girls enjoy not only the deliciously
appetizing food, but also the quiet fe llowship around the quartet
tables in the sorority room.
The annual Northwestern Invitational Ba ketball Tournament
was the big event of February . Fifty- ix team were entered,
and the tourney lasted from Tue day afternoon, February fifteenth, to the next aturday night. The Panhellenic had the exclusive right to sell things other than ice cream, and the lpha
Sigs worked every day with the girls from the other ororitie .
Many lpha Sig worked in the Home Economic Department
under the direction of M iss Shattuck, who upervised the prep路
aration of over 3,000 meal durino路 the week. The girl in the
college band had their share in helpina to furnish mu ic for the
occa ion. From all accounts the tournament wa the large t and
mo t ucce fu l ever held at Jorthwe tern . The Iva girls and
the Cherokee boys were the winners of the beautiful trophie
while the De N oya girls and the Jefferson Con olidated boy were
runners-up.
lpha igma lpha was delighted on Thur day of the tournament week to learn that Lenore Kubic had accepted a bid. he
is a very charming girl, and is mu ical a well, for he play
fir t Yiolin in the co ll ege orche tra .
fonday night, February
twenty-fir t, a line party to the Chi Delta Pi play, "In the Next
Room.' ''a held in Lenore' honor.
N orthwe tern' two new fraternitie the fir t on the campu ,
are g i,路ing the boy of the choo l ome new int re t .
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Lambda Sigma and Chi Delta Pi are th eir names. It is said that
the latter will soon be nationalized.
The night of February twenty-second saw a reproduction of
the National Constitutional Convention given under the direction
of the Ranger History Club. It was presented to a packed auditorium. Some of the parts were exceptionally well played.
The Ranger basketball squad, which was so successful last
year, has been unfortunate in losing most of the games played
this year. This was caused by the loss of two of last year's best
players, who joined the professional team known as Oleson's
Swedes, which team was defeated by the Rangers last year.
Amata Camp Slemmer, one of our graduate members, is now
in town, and . attended the last sorority luncheon.
February twenty-third was the eleventh anniversary of
Gamma Gamma chapter, and the luncheon the next day was a
"special" one in hQnor of this, as well as Washington's birthday.
The table decorations, color scheme, and dessert carried out the
Washington's Birthday idea. The place cards were each decoated with a hand painted Colonial boy standing near a hatchet.
The dessert of cherry pie with whipped cream also called to
mind the well-known story concerning Washington. Miss
Shockley, Beula Farrand, Mary Hoover, and Helen Deal were
the hostesses.
Alpha Sigma Alpha was very much shocked and saddened
to hear of the death of Mrs. Frank Munson, a patroness of
Gamma Gamma chapter. Before her marriage, Mrs. Munson
was Miss Mary Abrams, a teacher in the college, a member of
the old Sorosis Club, and one of the first to be initiated when
Gamma Gamma chapter was installed.
A nna A . Cleveland.

DEL TA DEL TA CH AP TER
The past month has been a very eventful one for Delta Delta
chapter. It has afforded us many good times and brought us
much happiness.
Immediately after the opening of the second semester m
February we began to look around for orne desirable pledges.
There were quite a few new girls on the campu , and quite a
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only recently become acquainted. \ e have no formal ru hing
period during the econd e1i1e ter,· o we ar permitted to follow
our own idea entirely. We entertained with two informal partie ·
in our room in Sorority Hall. The fir t wa a dancing party,
and the econd was a bridge party. Doth were highly uccessful ,
• and served their purpose, for we were able to become very well
acquainted with the girls.
On February twenty-second, ·which wa a holiday for us we
entertained again in the . S. . room with an informal tea. vVe
had a delightful time, and the guests enjoyed themselves so much
that we stayed quite late.
As a re ult of our econd semester partie we held pledging
on March fir t for the following girls :
Dolores Kimbell-"Dolly" ..... .. ... . New Lexington, Ohio
Dorothy Perkins-"Dot" ... . ............. Plain City, Ohio
Eloise Ralph ..... .. . . ....... . . . .. .. .... . Gallipolis, Ohio
The fir t week of March was a true A. . A. week-and the
happiest one of the year. It began, of course, with pledging.
Every evening during the week we held an
. S. . . meeting,
for it was the week preceding initiation, and we felt that it hould
be spent in becoming better acquainted with our si ter , and in
timulating true Alpha ig fellowship. On Wednesday night the
girls who were to be initiated-eight in number-entertained the
actives and new pledge with a pread. We had a jolly time, and
the girls proved to be plendid hostesses.
On Thursday evening, the actives, not to be outdone by
pledges, entertained the pledges with a spread at iliss Garber's
apartment.
fter we had eaten we sat around the fireplace and
ang . S.
. and Ohio University song until v\ e had to run
in order to get into the dormitories on time. It wa an evening
which \'\ e hated to see go, for in our crowded college life we
find little time to so enjoy our elve .
Friday evening afforded the climax for the week. ~ilr . Garret, one of our patronesses, offered u the privilege of her home
for what is termed on our campus a "Hou e Party." It really
j u t an informal house dance for member of the chapter
and their boy friend . We had a fine three-piece orche tra, a
congenial crowd, and a beautiful pring evenino-. \ hat could
afford a better etting?
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told to appear at the homes of their sponsors, dressed in white,
at eight o'clock the next morning. This was the first information
they received as to the time of initiation, and then they were
lightly misled. \i\Then the girls arrived next morning they were
given the Symbolism and other material 路which we deemed advisable, and were permitted to spend the morning in solitude,
reading and contemplating. At eleven o'clock we all met at the
Windsor Tea Room for an informal luncheon, each pledge being
the guest of her sponsor. At one o'clock they accompanied us to
sorority hall, where they were initiated into full membership.
At six o'clock Saturday evening the eight initiates and three
pledges were guests of honor at a formal dinr1er at the Hotel
Berry. Following the dinner ' '" e spent some time in singing some
of our prettiest songs.
The week ended as it should with the chapter attending chui路ch
in a body Sunday , morning. Could any group have had a more
profitable and pleasant week than the one which vve have just
concluded? "\1\Te doubt that such would be possible.
\i\1 e gave you the names of our initiates when they were
pledged in October, but we want you to know a little more about
them now that we know them better. Never has a better class
been received into Delta Delta chapter. Though we will lack the
strength of a riumber of Seniors next year our material in the
Sophomore and Junior classes will be such that it should be
Delta Delta's best year.
Jane Dorrance comes from East Liverpool, Ohio, where Delta
Delta can soon organize an Ex-Collegio chapter, for it is Alpha
Sigma Alpha territory. Jane is one of four Alpha Sigs in the
Ohio University Girls' Glee Club. (By the way, A. S. A . has
the record representation in the Glee Club. )
Harriet Edwards is a Sophomore, having come to Ohio mversity from Oberlin College. Harriet received the highest average (scholastic) in the chapter last semester, and we are hoping
that he might win the Sophomore Scholarship Cup offered by
A lpha Delta Pi to the Sophomore girl, regardless of affiliation,
receiving the highest scholastic average for the year. Harriet is
one of our many pianists. Her home is in Mineral City.
Lucille Keister is from Wooster, Ohio, and is a worthy addition to the chapter. She is a brunette, quite Spanish in type,

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and very good looking. Her grade were excellent, and her ability
i quite exten ive. \\ e expect her to go far.
Eleanor Loyd is our musical genius. Every time one look
at Eleanor her thought turn toward the piano. The Alpha ig
room ha become the mo t popular place when Eleanor i at the
piano, which is quite often. Girl from other group come into
our room to enjoy the mu ic and to dance. The boy , who are
forbidden in the Hall, are usually congregated under the window, enthusiastically applauding, and calling out their ''reque ted
number ." Eleanor wrote an A.
. song , word and mu ic,
which we think is quite the prettiest one we have. Dr. Robin on,
head of the College of Music, is arranging it in four part for
girls' voices, so we may u e it in the Sorority Song Fe t to be
held under the auspices of the Rotary Club may fifth. If it i 路 at
all possible we shall have copies made for the other chapter .
for we do so \vant you all to enjoy it, too.
Gwendolyn O'Hara is another of our Wellsville girls. aying
she is from 'vVellsville should be quite sufficient, for we have
claimed some of our best material in the past from that little
city. Gwendolyn is, in years, our baby, but one would never
know it. She was president of the pledge organization and carried well her re ponsibility.
Helen Round, another \tVell ville girl, is true to type. We are
counting much 0n Helen , for her originality, and her keen judgment will make her invaluable in rushing. She is able to accept
respon ibility in an unusual manner.
Reba hafer is an Athens girl, and a mighty loyal
lpha
ig. It eem that Reba is constantly thinking up ome plan
by which the chapter might be improved.
s for idea a to
money-making, Reba is quite the financier.
l\!Iary Alice \ irtue Mount Gilead, carne well her name .
.Yiary lice is very quiet, but when he doe
peak everyone
might well li ten, for it will be worth while.
he will make a
plendicl lpha 1g.
At pre ent our inter center around the week-end of March
twenty-fifth, which is the niver ity Mother Week Encl. Quite
a program i planned by the University and a pecial effort i 路
being made to have every mother here.
lpha igma lpha expect to entertain with a luncheon, but the date ha not yet been
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Patroness initiation will be given for them on Sunday afternoon .
It will be followed by a tea.
Our Spring Informal is to be held May twentieth and we are
trying now to figure out some novel way of entertaining.
111 artha Kenn edy.

EPSILON EPSILON CHAPTER
Our Valentine formal was as pretty and successful this year ,
I believe, as usual. The Broadview was the scene of the party,
and we had very good music, which, with the red and white
decorations and the pretty dresses of the girls, made it an artistic occasion.
Initiation was of course quite an occasion. Thirteen of the
girls were initiated-the first service of that sort which had been
held in our new house. VVe found it a very suitably arranged
place to hold initiation. Our new initiates are: Constance Ross,
Mary Stewart, Virginia Ford, Beth Bauman, Ruth Gamber,
Hazel Kyle, Marie Roberts, Marion Perry, Helen Stowe, Georgia
Hildreth, Helen Hammond, Frances Putnam, and Ruth Nation.
~-\fter the ervice, a banquet was held for the new actives at
Newman's Tea Room. Toasts were given by Miss Strouse, Violet
Hassler, Louise Bauman, and Constance Ross. The tables were
tastefully decorated with yellow flowers and candles.
VVe are very sorry to lose Elizabeth Watson, our treasurer,
\â&#x20AC;˘vho has gone to Huntington, West Virginia, to be with her
parents, who formerly lived in \tVichita. We hope Elizabeth vvill
like her new home, but we disliked to see her go. Ruth Gamber
has been elected to succeed Elizabeth in the chapter treasurership.
Ruth assisted Elizabeth in her accounts, so the work will not be
entirely new to her, and we are sure that she will acquit herseif
well in the position.
Tho e who are receiving degrees or certificates are now
eagerly looking for teaching positions for next year. The Appointment Bureau here at school has a large number of teachers
to place, but there are many calls from school superintendent3,
also , so most of the would-be teachers are not discouraged as yet.
There have been a good many fine entertainments here in
Emporia this year. "Student Prince" was here not long ago, and
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ture recital that certainly held the interest an l attention of hi .·
audience. The Cherniavsky Trio played to an appreciative audience just recently. Our own school band playe l in uch a manner
the other night that we felt very proud indeed to think our 1\hL ic
Department cou ld produce uch music.
We have not had many social events thi year, a we felt that
the first year of our attempt at purchasing a hou e must ee u
spending money rather carefull y. But those parties that we have
had have been good ones, and perhaps next year we can have
them oftener. \i\ e wi ll doubtless have a farewell party in the
late pring, but plans for this have not been laid as vet.
Catherine Bro·w u.

ZETA ZETA CHAPTER
t. \ ·a!en tine's birthday was celebrated this year by a erie
of events in Zeta Zeta. On Friday evening a formal dance wa
held in the Elks Club. This affair was given by the Patrone e
and the Warrensburg alumnce. Thirty-five couples, which included the active chapter, out-of-town alumnce and friends had
a very happy time in the beautifully decorated hall. Punch wa
se rved during the evening and a delicious plate lunch was erved.
On Saturday evening the initiation ·e rvice "'ere l~eld in the
sorority rooms. Dorothy Mann, Dorothy Stratton, Helen chonlunch was served
delmaier, and Ruth Bailey were initiated.
by the chapter to the alumnce and patronesses who ·were pre ent.
After this everyone attended the play "Ali Baba and the Forty
Thieves" given by Tony Sarg' marionette .
The school year of 1926-27 has been full of good time and
wonderful entertainment for us. The Artists' course was even
more splendid this year than ever before. \file had delightful
entertainment by great arti t such as Galli-Curci, and the DennisSha\vn dancers.
Our athletic department ha been outstanding this year. Our
foot-ball team won the championship in the [. I.
. . . conference, our ba ket-ball team won second place in the conference.
and we expect our track team to carry off many hon r al o.
Alpha Sio-ma
lpha o-irls are active in many organization.·
and we have three , Dorothy
lark, Elizabeth Fergu on, and
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Kappa Delta P i, and these girls are also members of the JUmor
honorary sorority, Alpha Phi Delta.
A n11 Drap er.

ETA ETA CHAPTER
Eta Eta chapter celebrated St. Valentines day with a Dinner
Dance on February eleventh at six o'clock. The dining-room was
decorated with red and white and large white candles lighted the
room where a three course dinner was served. The following
program was given: Grace, President VV. A. Brandenburg; ~Tel足
come, Ardis Monroe; Response, Dr. G. W. \i\Teecle; Solo, Viola
Lockrie; Reading, Julia Matthews; Remarks, Miss Roseberry.
The gentlemen guests received favors of comb and nail file in a
hand tooled leather case bearing the sorority letters. Our
patronesses were given bright handkerchiefs in a fancy valentine holder.
The other rooms were decorated with reel and white streamers hanging from the ceiling across the hall. Around the orchestra
was a lattice work of red and white. The walls and windows
were covered with red hearts. The novelty dances "Have a
Heart" and "Whose" also expressed the valentine idea. Rook
was played in one of the rooms . Punch and reel candy hearts
were served throughout the evening.
We had a very pretty initiation on Sunday, I'ebruary sixth,
at 7 :30 in the morning. The following girls were initiated: Anna
l\1ontgomery, Dorothy ~Teecle, Milch-eel Large, Hazel Howell,
Mary Cochran, Viola Lockrie, Rebecca Roseberry. and Julia
Matthews.
The Lambda Phi Delta invited the sororities and fraternities
on the campus to their open house March first.
School was completely forgotten on the K. S. T . C. of Pittsburg campus March first. Why? Because we won the Kansas
Basketball Conference! School was let out in the afternoon, and
a large group of students met the train bringing that team that
we are all so proud of home from their last game which wa.
College of Emporia. Yells were given on several street corner
and the happy bunch of students enjoyed a show at the Midland
Theatre.
Eta Eta has taken l\1rs . 0 . 0 . Hobson's house, 110 \i\Test
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pre ent. Our porch lio·ht wa de io·ned by Julia ::\ ratthe" , . It
the shape of an old-fa hionecl lantern bearing the letters of
. lpha Sigma Alpha.
The ExCollegio Chapter of Eta Eta gave a party for the
active chapter at the home of l\Irs. VI. \. Urandenburo-. 1 he
t. Patrick's clay idea vva carried out in game and decorations.
Bunco was played the rest of the evening. Prizes were won by
Arcli Monroe and Marcette Hobson. Refreshment of pink ice
hamrock shaped cakes . pink and \vhite mint and
cream rose
coffee were served.
Our social meeting for l\Iarch wa held in Miss Roseberry's
room. A supper consisting of baked potatoe , wienie , baked corn.
rolls, olives, pickles, apples, cookies, and cocoa were ·erved to the
chapter. Plans for the Stunt Fest and econd seme ter rushing
\·vere discussed.
The active chapter held a "kid party" for the alumnGe o·irl.
on ::\larch twenty-sixth, at the sorority hou e. An egg hunt was
featured at the beginning of the evening. Hazel Howell "'on
the prize for finding the largest number of eggs. Frances Baily
was awarded the prize for the best costume and Helen Brandenburg the prize for dressing the mo t attractive clothe -pin doll.
Other games were played and refreshments of apples, lolly-pop .
animal cookies, and milk v.rere served .
The annual stunt fest will be gi' en April thirteenth. Our plan
will be carried out in a balloon idea, with attractive costume ·
and background. A dance will be given in which part of the girl
will be dressed as boys and part of them as girls.
March thirty-first, our Annual Hobo Day was held. This day
seem to hold more enthusiasm than any other day of the school
tudents. Every one
year. It i enjoyed by faculty as well a
looked a if they had put together every old rag available, th e
worst looking excu e of a hat. and shoe that had no hape
whatever.
After the eight o'clock clas e were di smissed the mob
gathered in the auditorium for chapel, where the king and quee~1
were elected for the clay.
fter a special program a parade wa.
made up of old wagons, car , and mules with the whole group
of hobo and hoboesse following. That evening a much different
looking crowd enjoyed a dance in the gym which completed
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Eta Eta is planning a big Home Coming and house party on
April twenty-third. Ten girls have already written that they
were coming and we expect many others .
I ear May eighth, Eta Eta i 路 planning to have their MotherPatroness initiation. The value of a :Mother-Patroness group is
to put the mothers and daughters in the same organization, give
the mothers a more clear understanding of the sorority, and to
give the mothers the opportunity to meet their daughter's friends
and their mothers.
Helen Bmndenbu1'g.

THETA THETA CHAPTER
Theta Theta's Valentine Tea was entirely a success. Dean
Franklin, who was invited as our guest of honor, gave a short
informal talk telling about her aims and the aims of the University in general for the future. She believed in doing all possible towards the d~velopment of an all university spirit, instead
of the many school spirits which now exist. The girl s enjoyed
the talk immensely.
The Vice-President, Evelyn Lindell, then poured tea from
a table decorated with red carnations. Cakes and little reel hearts
were served. Everything was in keeping with the spirit of the
clay. I'm quite sure that our exemplar, St. Valentine, was here
in spirit to make the tea the success that it was.
March tenth, Theta Theta held the second regular meeting
for the month. Plans were made for Mother's Day. All mothers
are to be invited to take the Mother-Patroness Degree the Sunday before or after Mother's Day. We believe that we should
bring our mothers into as close contact with the Sorority as
possible.
Last year, Mrs. A. D. Howlett and Mrs. Hunt were given
the Mother-Patroness Degree. The service was very lovely and
in some way, it made us realize to an even greater extent how
much our mothers do and ought to mean to us. Just to ~now
that they as a group stand back of us in Sorority as in other
things is an inspiration to make that' Sorority worth while.
Elizabeth Curtis.

IOTA IOTA CHAPTER
The Junior Prom was held March fourth at Hotel Fort Des
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)ear. • mong the chaperone were Gov. and :\Ir ·. John Hammil,
the President and Mr . D. \t . Morehou e of Drake. The dancing tarted at nine o'clock to the strains of tew Dulaney'
oilegians. The promenade followed the second dance, favor which
were leather purses in Drake blue were o-iven at thi time. £y rything was very prettily decorated.
The \tV omen's thletic s ociation '"ill produce "Traders in
Love." a mu ical comedy, oon. They put on a mu ical comedy
each year to raise funds for a wimming pool.
The men· Athletic s ociation are planning a mu ical comedy also. It is their first one at Drake and we are all very much
interested and eager to see it.
Official recognition was given to the College of fine arts. by
the University at the fine arts a sembly held \ ednesday, February sixteenth . Dr. Herbert Martin of Drake department of
philosophy spoke on ' rt and Artistry."
The mother-patroness group is a very vital force in our sorority organization. The contact and association of our girls with
such women of culture and charm inspire them to seek .and
attain for the high ideals of Alpha Sigma lpha. \ e girl certainly appreciate being entertained in their home and having
them with us at our various social function . l\Iay the spirit of
the mother-patrones ever be kept alive in our sorority.
Formal initiation was held recently for the following girl :
Pearl Jensen of Grcettinger, Iowa; Cora Blackhur. t of l\Iiclland,
Michigan; Lois Nickle of Keosaqua, Iowa; lice Eck of Dayton, Iowa; Pauline titt worth of Knoxville, Iowa: Dora inkIer of Baxter, Iowa · Dori Hubbard of
clair Io·wa: Minnie
Keye , Bernice Samuel on, and Helen Rittger of Des ~VIoine .
Iowa. We are very happy to welcome the e girls into our inner
circle.
Monday, Iarch seventh, a pread "'a held at the hou e. . \11
the girl · were p.re ent and including Yelma Redman, an alumna .
. songs were sung and the evening wa delightfully pent.
ur Spring formal i to be held April econcl. The plan are
not a yet completed but it i to be one of the bio- events of the
year. Gov. and Mrs . T-Iammil will be the chaperone. . \\ e art>
alway very much plea eel to have them with u at any time.
For Mother Day each of we girl
en 1 AO\ver to our
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tea in their honor, for many of them are present for Commencement. We were very much pleased to have so many mothers
with us last year and hope for even more this June.
Mrs. C. P. Neidig of Cincinnati, Ohio, grand treasurer of
the Pi Kappa Sigma, was entertained at a tea by the active
chapter on February twenty-fifth. Representatives from Delta
Sigma Epsilon and all Pi Kappa Sigma's were also present. We
enjoy having these girls at our house.
On the following Monday the Pi Kappa Sigma gave a tea
for the Delta Sigma Epsilon and the Alpha Sigma Alpha girls.
It was held in the Drake "Lounge."
Susan H a?'t.

KAPPA KAPPA CHAPTER
February is passed, and rushing season is over. If you could
have seen just how, busy Kappa Kappa girls have been the past
month making arrangements for parties, working on every
detail, making necessary adaptations at the last moment, and
finally the excitement we felt on the nights of the parties; then
you would realize what a breathless sensation the thought of the
above sentence gives us.
February is also the month of our exemp lar, St. Valentine,
and on his birthday, Nu N u entertained us at a party held in the
Art Gallery of Drexel Hall . We played several little contest
games that brought forth many a laugh, because they were games
we had often played when children, and every one tried to score
the largest number of points. Then, too , we enjoyed seeing the
Nu Nu girls play for u the two sketches they had presented
at their rush party. We were glad to be with Drexel again, and
meet the new girls they had just pledged.
Our first rush event was a Valentine-Dinner party held at
the home of Mrs. John Smaltz, one of our honorary members.
Mrs . Charles E . Beury and Mrs . Smaltz were the hostesses of
the evening. We were glad that both Dr. Buery, president, and
Dr. Carnell, associate-president of the University, could be there.
The tables looked beautiful, for in the center of each one
was a ta)l red c.a ndle with green cypress twined around it, and
clever reel favors at each place. The delicious menu consisted
of : cream of tomato soup, chicken croquettes, escalloped potatoes,
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fter dinner ome of the girls pre ented ''The Fatal Que 路t,"
and the audience applauded enthu iastically. \\ e played game.
appropriate for a \ alentine party, and everyone had a jolly time.
t the beginning of the evening each girl wa given ten heart拢
and every time she an werecl anyone by merely aying "ye 路路 01
"no," he had to acrifice a heart. .i\Iany were cauaht and the
game occasioned much laughter until at the end of the evening,
the prize was given to the holder of the greate t number of hearts.
v\ e were very much grieved that ).Ir . Doyle could not be
with us at the party.
he was called to Ohio by the death of
her brother, and had to be away for a week.
For the second party we took the rushee to ee Colette at the
Forrest Theatre. The invitations were on buff cards and had
I ierrot and Pierette figures in silhouette, with the invitation in
verse. The musical comedy was clever and our gue ts seemed
to thoroughly enjoy it. The costumes of the dancers were very
artistic, and the stage colorings most beautiful. Vve had places
reserved at Huylers and arranged to have roses at each table, o
after the show we went there to eat.
everal of the alumnc.e
were here for the occasion, and M iss Morrissy and Miss Riley
were our guests.
Sunday afternoon, Alpha Sigma Alpha gave a tea in honor
of l\1iss Morrissy, National President of Pi Lambda igma, and
al o iiss Riley. The guests included member and advisors from
each orority on the campus, and a group of non- orority Catholic
girls. We have enjoyed having Miss Morrissy and l\1is Riley
with us.
We plan to make Mother's clay an important occasion thi
pring.
s many of the girl who can will have their mothers
here, and we v. ill make it a Mother-Patroness day. In the morning we plan to go to church, and then have dinner together in
the Faculty Dining Room. In the afternoon will be the 1otherPatrones Service, followed by a tea. Tho e who have already
taken thi degree will be asked, and we want the Alumnc.e to
bring their mothers. We may have the service at the home of
one of our honorary members, and then that "ill be an ideal
etting for this meeting of the mothers and daughter of the
orority. Every girl feel happy that
lpha 1gma lpha, by
institutina the Mother-Patrone
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1n our sorority. So often when we leave home for our four
years of college, we forget that our mothers are deeply interested in all our activities, and now they can actually become a
part of the organization that means so much to our happiness
and well-being at school.
Frances Shirley.
LAMBDA LAMBDA . CHAPTER

There exists at present a close relationship between our
l\Iother-Patroness group and our Lambda Lambda chapter. Our
mothers have held benefit bridge parties, rummage sales and the
like by which method they made money to help us furnish our
house. At present new lamps, rugs, curtains, kitchen utensils,
and pieces of furniture are now found in 路our chapter house. It
puts in the house a home-like atmosphere which makes all of the
out of town girls want to room there.
Another value df the Mother-Patroness Club is that they give
us valuable advice which guides us in making the right decisions . .
We have found that things always go more smoothly as soon as
our mothers think matters over and give us a few suggestions.
Vve realize every day how very indispensable our mothers are
to us and how much they have done.
At the meeting of our Mother-Patroness group held February
twenty-second, new officers were chosen. They are: Mrs. J. P.
Kaiser, president; Mrs . Wm. \iVebster, vice president; and Mrs.
A. Singleton, secretary.
This year we are going to hold our annual Mother's Day tea
at the chapter house. All mothers will be invited. Vve have
also been considering a new idea. That is of Lambda Lambda
sending a Mother's Day card to each girl's mother. We hope
that in this way we can express our appreciation to our mothers.
We sincerely believe that Abraham Lincoln sums it up when he
says "All I am or ever hope to be I owe to my mother."
On March 7, 1927, five Ohio State University students were
elected by popular vote as members of the Education Council.
Two of the three girls chosen were Lambda Lambda girls . They
are Lucile Walters, our president, and Evelyn Whet el, our treasurer. This is the first time that an Education Council has been
organized on our campus.
Our pledges held a subscription cla11ee Saturday, March
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Lambda Lambda chapter wa one of a group of three cho en
at the tryout for the \i omen路
thletic
ociation ong conte t :\1arch 7. Hov,路ever at the \
. A. banquet held ).larch
10 we came econd in the contest and thu didn't get the ilver
cup.
vVe have plan ahead for a larger hou e next year. One m
which all of the out of town girl can room.
Gladys Gle1111.

MU MU CHAPTER
lpha eight girls
Mu l\tlu chapter bring to Alpha igma
who have performed their pledge dutie and are ready to "hit
the trail" with us toward a succe sful year.
Our final rush party and most ucces ful of all wa a formal
dinner, October twenty-ninth, at the Haunted Tavern in Ann
_ rbor. There were thirty-five guests present.
November proved a very busy month. On November twentieth we pledged our girls at the home of Blanche v alters. That
same day was the Gala Day of our homecoming week-end, when
our college played Kalamazoo College.
11 the house competed
lpha Sigma lpha is proud to say that they won
in decorating.
third prize, with an imitation grave yard, each tombstone bearing
the name of one Kalamazoo player.
1onday, ovember twenty-ninth, the pledges entertained the
members at the home of Mrs. Howard Chapin, an aunt of one
of the pledges. The evening was spent in playing progres 1ve
bridge. Helen Cumming received first prize.
Our sorority was very delighted to have l\liss race Fultz
pre ent at our initiation January twenty-ninth. It wa held at
tarkweather Hall on the campus . ).li
Fultz very generously
offered sugge tions for our ceremony. The initiation banquet vva
erved at the \i\ hitney Tea Rooms at ix-thirty. Glady Lackie
wa toa. tmi tre
and proved a very clever one indeed. The
peaker carried out the theme of " round the World Flight.'
Our Pre ident,
orma
elch, welcomed the pledge with the
topic "Preparation for the Flight.'' Leona Gut chow re ponde 1
for the initiate on 'The Take- ff.'' Florence Gee, accompanied
by 1i Joy l\1ahachet, our faculty advi or played a violin ol .
''The flight' wa intere tinaly carried out by :\li
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Miss Grace Fultz kindly consented to talk to the girls, so we
were fortunate in having her on the program. She spoke on "The
Landing," but advised us as Alpha Sigs that there is no landing.
Vve must keep right on "flying." June Pooler sang two appropriate numbers. It seemed good to have Ruth Bayler back again
for initiation. She is having great success teaching a class of
boys in the junior high school at River Rouge, a suburb of
Detroit. l\1iss Bayler concluded the program with a speech on
" Other Flights."
The new girls are: Helen Burkanks, Ypsilanti; Donna Cummings, Fenton; Elizabeth Ellison, Montgomery, A labama; Marion
Evans, Millington; Jane Fairbanks, Ypsilanti; Leona Gutschaw,
Mt. Clemens; Lois Guy, Coloma; Lucile Kunkle, Munson.
M u M u chapter has started a series of fellowship dinners to
be carried on informally every few weeks at various tea rooms
and restaurants. We have been attending some local church in
a body every two weeks.
Our patronesses have certainly caught the Alpha Sig spirit.
In February, Mrs. Guy Kennedy entertained us at a formal
valentine dinner at her lovely new home. Then later in the
month, l\!Irs. Harry Smith entertained the sorority at a bridge
luncheon. The luncheon was served by both Mrs. Smith and
Mrs. Kennedy. It being Mrs. Smith's birthday, she was presented with a beautiful birthday cake made by Mrs. Kennedy,
and a bouquet of daffodils from the girls. Following the luncheon, progressive bridge was played at five tables. The girl at
each table who held high score received a small bouquet of spnng
flowers.
So we are having a busy year.
Garcian Carpenter.

NU NU CHAPTER
February is a short month-but how much is crowded into
it At least, so it seemed this year. Drexel started off the month
with its annual Military Ball on February fourth in the Gold
Room of the Elk's Club. It was a gala affair with two marvelous orchestras to make the atmosphere one of true military snap.
At ten o'clock a grand march was led by the officers of the R.
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recetvmg a letter of commendation from \\a hingt n in pra1 路e
of her fine R.
. T. C. unit.
The annual all-Drexel vaudeville '' ap c" Dell " follov' eel on
the next Friday night, February eleventh. It \\a an evening f
rollicking good fun, consi ting of original act pre ented by each
cia s at Drexel, a prize was given to the winner. For two year
the prize has been given to the men' cia of 1927, but thi year
proved to be lucky for the freshmen men who carried off the
almost unanimous vote of the audience. The proceeds from the
entertainment are divided between the Y. l\1. C.
and Y. \V.

C. A.
On February fourteenth , the day in memory of one of our
patron Saints, N u Nu chapter entertained their Kappa i ters
from Temple, at a party in the Art Gallery. Game were played
until a replica of our rush-party stunts was given for their benefit. Appropriate refreshments were served. vVe hated to ee the
girls leave at eleven o'clock, but dormitory rule are dormitory
rules.
Saturday, February nineteenth was the occasion of another
formal dinner. It proved to be the nicest we have yet had, with
the \ alentine decorations and ice cream molded heart .
fter
the dinner many of the girls attended house dance , while till
others went to the basket ball o-ame which wa a victory for
Drexel over Seton Hall.
Four of the Newman Club organizations in Philadelphia held
a convention at the University of Pennsylvania that week-end
al o. The Seton Hall basket ball team wa entertained by them
to exemplify one branch of their endeavor. The convention terminated on unday morning, February twentieth, in a joint attendance at nine o'clock 1\Iass followed by breakfa t at the Hotel
. delphia.
\ Court dance sponsored by the DeMolay club, wa given on
Friday afternoon, February twenty-fifth.
But the week-end wa made memorable by the Junior Prom
on Saturday night. It wa a lovely dance, with the Great Court
low hung with reel balloon and crepe paper, with oft dimmed
lights and \YOnclerful mu ic furni heel by the ' Piccadilly ix. "
The favor were leather addres book containing proo-ram ..
O ne hundred and ixty-nine couple attended, indeed, a laro-e
number for the Drexel ourt.
E dith Jf. Rood.

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OMICRON OMICRON CHAPTER

Omicron Omicron is quite the busy college group these clays.
'vVe celebrated the birthday of St. Valentine with a heart party
at the home of Jean Gorham in Kent. After an interesting evening of hearts, the Alpha Sigs demolished with surprising alacrity an attractive mountain of sandwiches, to say nothing of
stacks of olives and pickles, and much coffee and cake, with many
kinds of candies to suit everyone's taste.
Omicron Omicron sponsored a photoplay at one of the local
theatres on February twenty-seventh. The picture selected was
"Paradise" starring Richard Dix. It was a very amusing production, and attracted a full house. Omicron 路 Omicron cleared
over forty dollars. As that was the time set for our rush party,
we entertained earlier in the evening with a dinner for five
rushees and followed the dinner with an en masse attendance at
the show . Each of our guests was given roses, and a special
feature of the dinner was a sorority cake decorated \vith our
letters and pin, and the words, Kent State College.
During the last week-end in February the Youngstown members of Omicron Omicron held a reunion for all members. Friday night Kathryn Greene held an informal mixed bridge at her
home. This was followed on Saturday by a luncheon bridge at a
tea room. The hostesses were Mary Hopton, Margaret Hughes,
and Eleanor Rowney. The tables were artistically decorated with
Alpha Sig colors, and with center pieces of pink tulips . High
score honors fell to 1\l[rs. Marie Wolcott and Kay Greene. That
evening a dinner was given in the home of Mary Hopton, after
which the evening was spent at the Hoo-Doo Club Dance. Those
who attended were enthusiastic in expressing their gratitude for
such an utterly enjoyable week-end.
A further treat was in store for us in the substantial shape
of an attractive dinner at the home of Mrs . Thompson of Kent
on March third . The Omicron Omicron sponsors were hostesses
and the affair was indeed a delightful one. A gold and green
color scheme was carried out in the four-course dinner, which
was followed by an evening of bridge. At score counting Hazel
Keener carried off the award, an attractive vanity case.
Six pledges were initiated on March sixth . They are: Eleanor
Rowney, Alice Stengill, Antoinette L ink, Happy Sapp, Eleanor
Drake, and Helen Dungan.
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Tuesday afternoon, February the eighth vve held an informal
tea at our apartment to open the rush ea on. Eight ru hee were
pre ent and later in the afternoon Dean Laughlin dropped in and
talked with us for a while. She said that he wa very bu y
but that he ju t couldn't re i t coming over to ee u 路.
bout
four o'clock tea and cake were served and then everyone went
home.
bridge tea was given our rushee on February the twelfth
at Betty Fell ow's home on Victoria venue. The score card
were little valentine and the refreshment v. ere little cake in the
hape of a heart, tea, and ice cream with a little reel heari. on
each dish. While we were playing bridge Patsy Ruth 1iller.
one of our Patronesses dropped in and met all the girl and played
bridge with us for a short time. She i j u t lovely anrl. eemed
to like all the girls so wel l. Later in the afternoon the cores
were counted, the prizes given, and everyone went home.
Monday evening, February the fourteenth, we held our formal
initiation at Betty Fellow's home. Charlotte Shank, Gladys Gill,
l\Iartha a wter, Lois Ole , Helen Brown . and Julia Regan were
the new initiates. After initiation we had a light upper and
then held our meeting. The girl were just thrilled to tears and
everyone was happy to have them real, full fledged lpha ig .
The week-end of February twenty-sixth our new initiate
and our old initiates gave the charter member of the chapter
a party at Orrell Hester's house in Hermosa Beach.
few of
the girls went clown on Friday evening, and more came on aturclay evening, the rest arrived unday morning with our rushee .
Saturday evening eight of the girl went to Redondo Beach to
dance, they came home about eleven o'clack and found the other
girl playino- bridge. About h\ o o'clock everyone 'vent to bed,
but not to sleep because everyone seemed to have a lot to talk
about. unday morning three of us walked to Redondo and went
in wimming, about ten thirty orne of the o-irl came after u
and took us home.
t twelve o'clock mo t of the ru hee had
arrived and we had breakfa t of orange , toa t, coffee, and bacon
and egg .
fter breakfa t we went clown on the beach for a
while and orne of the girl played card and read the new
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the party broke up, blankets, cameras, hats, bathing suits, and
whatnot were being carried to the cars and packed for about
an hour before everyone left.
Wednesday evening, March second we gave a party in the
apartment for the rushees. Under the direction of Martha Vawter
we played a number of interesting games, then we played cards
for a while and refreshments were served. For refreshments we
had fruit salad, sandwiches, and punch and fudge. After the
girls had left the members took a vote on them and it was favorable for all the girls who had been present, and we planned to
send out the bids this week and also planned to have our ribbon
pledge next Monday evening.
Sarah J. 路Howard.

PI PI CHAPTER
May Brill has been elected Managing Editor of the Elms
which is the year book of the Senior Class. The Iormal school
held their annual Senior Prom at the Twentieth Century Club
on Friday, February fifth, and every one who attended it said
that they had a most charming evening.
Our last rush party was Saturday, February twenty-fifth,
closing the season. It was a Medieval Party. The invitations
were darling hand painted cards with a bright colored page boy
sketched on them who held a scroll with the invitation lettered
on it. 'Ne called for each of the rushees personally and escorted
them to the dinner which was at the Lenox Hotel. At each girl's
place was found the larger, second cousin of the page on the invitation with the girl's name and the menu on it. The dainty
little corsp.ges which were also found there were received with
much enthusiasm. After dinner we all went clown to the Gray
Room where the following program was given:
Ethelbert and the Reel Cross Knight
A joust between Bub and Ella, with the aid of some helmets,
swords, and two charmingly inconsistent horses made of paper
boxes, broom sticks and much gilt paper. The battle waged
long and merciless and did not end until one knight killed the
other, and set his foot on his victim's recumbent form , shouting at the same time: "The Red Cross Knight is dead." He
then assisted his victim to rise, and they galloped out of the
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Jane Keeler-Reading
Mi
Keeler i the teacher f dramatic and YOJCe culture at
school, and one of our patrone se . he read ome charming
little children' poem .
Jane \nn Digg in a serie of dance
The fir t was an ndante movement, followed by a mazurka.
Jane
nn Bigg is a puppet, about twelve inche high who
dance with abandon and nice interpretation when operated
by Florence Nevins, assisted I y Eleanor Holmw ocl.
Piano Selections-Rose Olief.
Ghost tory- ii Weis
Vve all at on the floor at her feet. all the light were turned
out except the two tall candles in the puppet theatre, and li . tened '" ith beating heart to the tory, which wa indeed, a
ghost story.
Silence period begins on l\J onday, and the bids will come out
soon. so we hope to be able to have our pl~dge list readv for
you in our next letter.
Our annual school Stunt ":..1 ite, sponsored by the . rt Kraft
Klub of Normal comes in the early part of March. and much
frantic preparation i being made. The result of pa t experience sho\\路 that no matter ho\\ many rehearsals are called. five
of the ca t are . the mo. t that ever show. up, and also that the
stunts with the mo t rehearsals are the most apt to fail, while
some last minute inspiration with no rehear al at all and no plot
or scenery. will win the prize.
Life is very joyous to us of Pi Pi this month because our
rushing eason wa o ucces ful. Twelve of the very nicest girl.
in chool accepted our invitation. eYery one of \Yhom ha. pro\-en
worthy of that honor. They are:
.-\lice Brem 路
Edna Grampp
Doris Burton
Helen Lazer
Ramona Dahlman
}. rary l\Iarti ny
Gene\'a Du ing
Ruth 1\Iolyneaux
Dorothy Ewer.
Dorothy Parks
Dori. Glunz
Helen Rich
:\eeclles to . ay. we are m re than glad to welcome them int
Pi Pi and :\lpha Sigma . lpha.
The Ribbon , ervice. which was giv n at EYelyn Dell' . wa.
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of which Pi Pi excels, and vvas followed by a business meeting.
It was then that we older girls received our first glimpse of the
finest kind of enthusiasm and the most loyal cooperation, represented by these new girls whom we have chosen to uphold the
ideals of Alpha Sigma Alpha. They were brimful of new ideas,
and enthusiastic over old ideas. What joy!
It is our contention that no place is as ideal as a house party
to really become intimately acquainted with a group of girls, so,
following our contention, we planned to have the Phoenix degree
given during a house party at Bub Houghton's. The weather
could not have been more perfect-spring in the air-robinsfleecy clouds overhead-squashy ground underfoot. Of course,
there are always difficulties at a house party-such as twentyseven girls in seventeen (17-count 'em) beds, and a noticeable
lack of knives, (one of the pledges was really quite abashed) but
these difficulties are readily overcome by plenty of food and
good fellowship.
As usual, our pledge degree was very beautiful, but this timE
it seemed to me to be more lovely, and more symbolic than ever,
perhaps because it was the last time our older girls could take
part in our very own .service. Before we realized. it was all over
-girls had taken one more step towards becoming our sisters.
路 We took a new and less serious breath, and plunged headlong into the hilarity of an ideal house party, with all its dribble
glasses and other practical jokes. After a very late supper of
uneatable, undigestible, but very acceptable food, we turned our
thots and attention to a stunt prepared for our benefit by our
pledges. vVe are so proud of them, they are so very clever. They
serenaded us with a nice little song, written by themselves, to
the tune of "Yankee Doodle."
The best sorority m town IS
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Pi Pi chapter, greatly famed of
Alpha Sigma Alpha.
CHORUS

A . S. A.
\IV e think
Ask your
And with

just keep it up
you all are dandy
pledges in to sup
the clues be handy.

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\·\ ·e pledged the . . . :\. because
The 're clever and they're pretty
The reason that they've cho. en us
I 'cause "e're all o witty.
The things that they can do to u
It urely i heart-breaking
Bringing up ister -what a fu
O'er si ter in the making.
~

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VVe
vVe
For

make the beds, disgrace our elve
run their silly errands
dance for them like little elve
Reel and ~bite we 're wearing.

] ut never mind, our day may come
\i\Te'll do the same thing next year
And anyway, it' lot of fun
The A. . A.' are so clear .....
eYeral act of Big Time \'aucleville ent us into mild hysterics . Of course, unclay we all were very tired. but who want
to Jeep at a house party anyway?
·'vVith pring thi year, several celebrities haYe come to Buffalo Normal. Mr. Lorado Taft, the famou
culptor, amu ed
us areatly. and, at the same time put u in wondering awe of thi
·o fa cinating art. He modelled ome head before u changing
the expres ion of the culpturecl face almost as quickly a
ur
own expression changed. It is quite a change from ·culpture to
Puppetry, but each i an art. Tony arg's Marionette mad • li
Baba and the r<orty Thieve live again for u .
Because Duffalo's Teacher's ollege has grown o, becau e of
Doctor Rockwell's progre si' e policy, becau e of the educati nal
intere t and cooperation of the Buffalo people. the tate of \: ew
York has granted to u fifty acres of land which in year to come
will con titute the educational center of Buffalo, and will mark
the cite of the Buffalo Teacher College. The land i in a heauti ful ection of Buffalo and our building will face the beautiful
:\lbrio·ht rt Gallery. nationally known for it · ' reek simplicity,
and will overlook the Delaware Park Thi tran action between
the tate an 1 the city i the culmination of much th t n the
part of Doctor Rockwell, a nd it i a mark of progre s in the
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After the houseparty, things settled down agam, and a quiet
week or two ensued. It seemed very good to have some pledges
again to wash dishes and carry supplies. The chapter was thrown
into wild excitement however, with the news that our first official
inspection would take place on March 26 and 27. We realized
only too well that we were the baby chapter, and could be forgiven some things on the basis of our immaturity, but on the
other hand, we did want to show some signs of intelligence. We
were told that Mary \i\Tagner, the I ational Chaplain and Carol
Pierce, Mrs. Martin's Secretary were coming. The joke was
certainly on us. We pictured Mary as a tall woman, majestic,
stern, somewhat forbidding, possibly a trifle stout, certainly with
cold blue eyes and a ministerial manner. We were in a quandary
about Miss Pierce. She might be brusk and businesslike, or she
might be the blue cotton umbrella, little-black-straw-hat-perchedon-the-top-of-her-head type. You people who know them can
imagine our surprise and delight when they really came and we
found out that they were not so different from ordinary mortals
after all; that they could laugh with us, and talk with us, even
see our problems with us, as well as present new solutions for
some of our difficulties. We all enjoyed a laugh at the 路 expense
of the member of one of the other sororities who wanted to
know when our "old woman was coming" and also one of our
alumnce who thought that they were our pledges and couldn't
understand why she had not met them before.
Our beloved faculty member and adviser, Miss Small, has.
been ill for some time, and we miss her more than we can say.
Without her we feel rather like the rudderless ship which we hear
so much about.
Eight more of our old Clio Alumnce have taken the Pledge
Service of Alpha Sigma Alpha, and we are all so happy about it.
\Ale realize just how much a strong ex-collegio chapter can mean
to an organization and we feel that with twenty-two such loyal
and interested backers, Pi Pi should do great things.
The pledges have not been idle these first few spring clays.
A rummage sale has already been planned, carried out and the
proceeds banked, while a bridge party at the Consistory is on
the books for next Saturday, and a pop-corn sale will be i:1
progress at school on Friday.
Ella Coleww.n.

"A Fraternity is an obligation,
A necessity, an introduction,
A recommendation, a passport,
An opportunity, an investment,
A peace-maker, a pleasure."

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LATEST NEWS FLASHES FROM OUR CHAPTERS

Alpha Beta ha held the Mother-Patrones initiation at the home of
Mrs. William P. Bondurant for Mr . C. H. Becker, and Mr . arn
M. Kennedy, our new patroness.
Alpha Beta i proud to have six member ranking in the upper five
per cent of the tudent body in scholar hip. They are: E ther Attebury,
Mary Bentley, Mildred Davis, Maxine Fielder, Fleeta Taylor, and Mary
Ellen Underwood.
Beta Beta held formal initiation for Lillian Arnold, Margaret Pitt ,
Doris Mensa!, and Margaret Ochs. Pledging wa held the ame evenmg
for Mary Lou Brown.
The N . E. A. sororities have definitely organized on the Greeley
igma
ig ma
campus, and Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Sigma Epsilon,
Sigma, and Pi Kappa Sigma, are recognized members. A scholarship cup
has been purchased and will be given each quarter to the sorority having
the highest average. Alpha Sigma Alpha holds the cup this quarter.
Panhellenic at Northwestern in Oklahoma has held a tag day to secure
funds to start a scholarship loan fund for needy girls. A good beginning
was made.
Zeta Zeta has held pledge service for Lois Winn, Lena Offut, Ruth
Killion and Ruth Corrall.
Zeta Zeta is planning for a house for next year. Let us help them
along in their good work.
Zeta Zeta entertained the other sororities on the campus at a professional meeting. Mr. Edwards of the college library gave an interesting
lecture on Emily Dickinson.
Eta Eta has been entertained by the ex-collegio chapter and
preparing for its annual " Stunt F est ."

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